Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-07-06
SAN ANGELO.
Something about the Young Giant City
OF the Nest-Its Progress in
the Past Five FEARS.
interview with Col. w. s. Cunningham on
the Prospects OF the Coming Trade
Center-Tribotsry Territory.

| THE GAZETTE had the pleasure OF 8
call from Colonel w. S. Cunningham of
Cunningham & McGregcr, San Angelo,
Tex, who has Just come in from that
section to see the greatness and grandeur
| of Fort Worth. He was bounced upon
! for an interview; all western men are
considered legitimate prey when they
come in. People like to read of the
| boundless west snd its Ispld develop
ment, and during q running conversation
! Colonel Cunningham said "San Angelo
is very young city, in reality, though it
has been known for long time. The
old fort, Fort ConCho, on the south side
Of the Colorado, has been a
g number of years, but the
now stands, dates its existence from 1882.
There was previous to this little hamlet
frequented by buffalo hunters and from
tiersmen, but no town of consequence.
In 1882, when Ben Ficklin was so dis
astrously inundated and washed away by
an overflow, the trade of the country
came to San Angelo, and st once 9 town
sprung up which continues to increase in
proportions and wealth daily. We have
q $4,000 courthouse, built of fine stone
which abOunds in eXhsustless qusnti-
ties: we have bank with
g capital stock of $50, 900 and doing a
fOurishlng business and our mercantile
establishments would do credit to any
city in Texas We have SIS fine public
school building as can be found in the
west anywhere and, in fact, everything
which goes to make up a good city. We
have splendid Touring mill and ice
works and everything Is substantial and
permanent.
The soil IS rich and well adapted 70
farming purposes, though but little farm.
ing has been attempted on the dry lands
yet. On the south side of the river are
many farms which are irrigatedby springs
and streams, and any quantity of produce
is raised. In sections where it has been
tried alfalfa has been raised averaging
four or five tons to the acre, which finds
g ready sale in town at from SIS to $50
per ton. Vegetables and truck farming
generally pays handsome return, and
the owners of these farms are growing
Opulent.
TRADE.
Our trade is drawn from large terri
tory, including several contiguous coun-
ties. Freight is hauled from San Angelo
to ranches more than 100 miles distant.
Our citizens erected Storage rooms for
the wool trade, and rendered the storage
free to all who would haul their clips to
town and fail 70 lind suitable
purchasers. In this way we have this
year secured the handling of some
200, 900 pounds, and made for ourselves
a wool market second to few if any in
the state.
RAILROADS.
The Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe is
about thirty miles from US, and we expect
soon TO secure an extension of that
line. The Chicago and Rock Island |
is coming our way, and it is
not improbable that we will secure |
this outlet before many months |
The Fort Worth and Rio Grande Road |
now as far out as Granbury is coming 10 |
our town and this will give US what we |
want more than all else-connection with !
Fort Worth and q direct line north. l I
think that San Angelo may look forward /
to being the Panhandle city or st least as
large as any of them
And the reporter thought that If many !
such men as Colonel Cunningham located |
there, it would surely be.